Karnataka
- BJP won 17 seats (19 in 2009), INC won 9 seats (6 in 2009) and JDS won 2 seats (3 in 2009).
- B Sriramulu of BJP won his seat from Bellary. His name had been tainted because of association with the Reddy brothers, one of whom is in prison. Sushma Swaraj, one treated like a mother to him was quite vocal against giving ticket to him because of all the corruption allegations.
- Prahlad Joshi of BJP won his seat from Dharwad. He is the State BJP President.
- Ananth Kumar Hegde of BJP won his seat from Uttara Kannada. He is a 4 time MP and has several pending serious criminal cases against him.
- B S Yeddyurappa of BJP won his seat from Shimoga. He was the Chief Minister of Karnataka and was allegedly involved in many corruption cases for illegal land sale. He resigned, left BJP and then joined it again before the elections.
- Anant Kumar of BJP won his seat from South Bangalore against the former Infosys boss Nandan Nilekani of the INC.
- Mallikarjun Kharge of INC won his seat from Gulbarga. He is one of the few clean faces of INC and now appointed as leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
- Veerappa Moily of INC won his seat from Chikkballapur. He was once Chief Minister of Karnataka and was recently allegedly involved in the gas price fixing scam with RIL. He also gave a nod to the controversial genetically modified seeds business while in office.
- H D Devegowda of JDS won his seat from Hassan. He was once Chief Minister of Karnataka and Prime Minister of India.
- Once again, 6 of the 17 candidates of BJP who won seats are not graduates.
Kerala
- BJP maintained its record of not winning a single seat in Kerala just as in 2009.
- INC won 8 of the 20 seats (13 in 2009). CPM won an impressive 5 seats.
- K C Venugpal of INC won his seat from Alappuzha. His name appeared in the Solar panel scam in which Saritha Nair was also named as culprit.
- Shashi Tharoor of INC won his seat from Thiruvanthapuram. Though a big name in the party, apparently there was a controversy over his wife's recent suicide. He was also named in the IPL controversy over buying of a team.
Lakshwadeep
- PP Mohammed Faizal of NCP retained his seat. NCP is in alliance with INC.
- BJP won 17 seats (19 in 2009), INC won 9 seats (6 in 2009) and JDS won 2 seats (3 in 2009).
- B Sriramulu of BJP won his seat from Bellary. His name had been tainted because of association with the Reddy brothers, one of whom is in prison. Sushma Swaraj, one treated like a mother to him was quite vocal against giving ticket to him because of all the corruption allegations.
- Prahlad Joshi of BJP won his seat from Dharwad. He is the State BJP President.
- Ananth Kumar Hegde of BJP won his seat from Uttara Kannada. He is a 4 time MP and has several pending serious criminal cases against him.
- B S Yeddyurappa of BJP won his seat from Shimoga. He was the Chief Minister of Karnataka and was allegedly involved in many corruption cases for illegal land sale. He resigned, left BJP and then joined it again before the elections.
- Anant Kumar of BJP won his seat from South Bangalore against the former Infosys boss Nandan Nilekani of the INC.
- Mallikarjun Kharge of INC won his seat from Gulbarga. He is one of the few clean faces of INC and now appointed as leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
- Veerappa Moily of INC won his seat from Chikkballapur. He was once Chief Minister of Karnataka and was recently allegedly involved in the gas price fixing scam with RIL. He also gave a nod to the controversial genetically modified seeds business while in office.
- H D Devegowda of JDS won his seat from Hassan. He was once Chief Minister of Karnataka and Prime Minister of India.
- Once again, 6 of the 17 candidates of BJP who won seats are not graduates.
Kerala
- BJP maintained its record of not winning a single seat in Kerala just as in 2009.
- INC won 8 of the 20 seats (13 in 2009). CPM won an impressive 5 seats.
- K C Venugpal of INC won his seat from Alappuzha. His name appeared in the Solar panel scam in which Saritha Nair was also named as culprit.
- Shashi Tharoor of INC won his seat from Thiruvanthapuram. Though a big name in the party, apparently there was a controversy over his wife's recent suicide. He was also named in the IPL controversy over buying of a team.
Lakshwadeep
- PP Mohammed Faizal of NCP retained his seat. NCP is in alliance with INC.
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